diff --git a/parsers/survex.py b/parsers/survex.py
index 20d3f79..28a2467 100644
--- a/parsers/survex.py
+++ b/parsers/survex.py
@@ -853,6 +853,12 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         REPLACE ALL THIS by reading the .log output of cavern for the file.
         But we need the lengths per Block, not by File.  dump3d will do lengths per block.
         """
+        
+        # catch bug when saving a new single survex file
+        if 'survexfile' not in locals():
+            survexfile = survexblock.survexfile
+            print(f"LoadSurvexLeg() UNSET 'survexfile' variable, setting to {survexblock.survexfile}")
+            
         invalid_clino = 180.0
         invalid_compass = 720.0
         invalid_tape = 0.0
@@ -886,7 +892,7 @@ class LoadingSurvex:
         # NORMAL, so there should be 5 fields
         # from the content, this is clearly reading fixedpts/gps/gps00raw.svx, but not reporting it by that name
         if len(ls) < 5:
-            print("! Fewer than 5 fields in NORMAL in ", survexblock.survexfile.path, survexfile, survexfile.parent)
+            print("! Fewer than 5 fields in NORMAL in ", survexblock.survexfile.path, survexfile, survexfile.primary)
             print("  datastar NORMAL:", self.datastar)
             print(f"  Line (split): {ls}, comment: {comment}")
             print(f"  Line: {sline}\nsvxline: {svxline}")
@@ -2481,6 +2487,7 @@ def parse_one_file(fpath): # --------------------------------------in progress--
     
     This creates its own LoadingSurvex() class instance called svx_load
     """
+    debugprint = True
     def find_cave_from_path(svxpath):
         """   Seems simple enough.. but needs refactoring with Class method IdentifyCave()
         This will normally be called from MakeRoot only when creating a new survex file
@@ -2530,31 +2537,7 @@ def parse_one_file(fpath): # --------------------------------------in progress--
         print(f"  - Making/finding a new dummy root survexfile for this import: {svxpath}")
         print(f"  - new fileroot {type(dummyroot)} for {svxpath} with cave {cave}\n   - {dummyroot.primary=} {dummyroot.path=} {dummyroot.cave=} ")       
         return dummyroot
-    """    for f in IGNOREFILES:
-            if svxid.lower().startswith(f):
-                return False
-        for i in IGNOREPREFIX:
-            if cavepath.lower().startswith(i) or cavepath[11:].lower().startswith(i):
-                # message = (f" - {cavepath} is an <IGNOREPREFIX> (while looking at '{svxid}.svx' )")
-                # print(message, file=sys.stderr)
-                return False    
 
-                cave = create_new_cave(cavepath, svxid, f"Cave mentioned only in a survex file {svxid=}") # uses the pending code 
-                self.caveslist[cavepath.lower()] = cave
-                return cave
-            else: 
-                path_match = rx_svxcollection.search(svxid) 
-                if path_match:
-                    # message = f"    ! Recognised survex file in area {path_match.group(1)} which is not a cave at {svxid=}"
-                    # stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message, url=None, sb=(svxid))
-                    # print(message, file=sys.stderr)
-                    return False
-                else: # probably a top level file immediately in the loser directory. No worries.
-                    message = f" ! Warning: no cave identifiable for '{svxid}.svx'  {cavepath=} "
-                    print("\n" + message)
-                    stash_data_issue(parser="survex", message=message, url="{svxid}.svx", sb=(svxid))
-                    return False
-                    """
 
             
     def parse_new_svx(fpath, svx_load, svxfileroot=None):
@@ -2589,10 +2572,12 @@ def parse_one_file(fpath): # --------------------------------------in progress--
         print(f"  -  block_dummy now '{block_dummy}' {type(block_dummy)} id={block_dummy.id} f:{block_dummy.survexfile}\n  -- {block_dummy.name=}")
        
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+        svx_load.LoadSurvexFile(fpath) # otherwise only called for *include files
         svx_load.LinearLoad(block_dummy, svxfileroot.path, fname)
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------
         
         # Now we don't need or want the dummy any more
+
         block_dummy.delete()
                
     global svx_load